COMPMID-495: Port Box 3x3 to new validation

Change-Id: I19b359ca37d97382fd516dad75f454857475ef50
Reviewed-on: http://mpd-gerrit.cambridge.arm.com/86178
Reviewed-by: Anthony Barbier <anthony.barbier@arm.com>
Tested-by: Kaizen <jeremy.johnson+kaizengerrit@arm.com>
diff --git a/tests/validation/CL/Box3x3.cpp b/tests/validation/CL/Box3x3.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5a4932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/validation/CL/Box3x3.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 ARM Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#include "arm_compute/core/Types.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLBox3x3.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/Tensor.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/TensorAllocator.h"
+#include "tests/CL/CLAccessor.h"
+#include "tests/PaddingCalculator.h"
+#include "tests/datasets/BorderModeDataset.h"
+#include "tests/datasets/ShapeDatasets.h"
+#include "tests/framework/Asserts.h"
+#include "tests/framework/Macros.h"
+#include "tests/framework/datasets/Datasets.h"
+#include "tests/validation/Validation.h"
+#include "tests/validation/fixtures/Box3x3Fixture.h"
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+namespace test
+{
+namespace validation
+{
+namespace
+{
+constexpr unsigned int filter_size = 3;              /* Size of the kernel/filter in number of elements. */
+constexpr BorderSize   border_size(filter_size / 2); /* Border size of the kernel/filter around its central element. */
+} // namespace
+
+TEST_SUITE(CL)
+TEST_SUITE(Box3x3)
+
+DATA_TEST_CASE(Configuration, framework::DatasetMode::ALL, combine(combine(concat(datasets::SmallShapes(), datasets::LargeShapes()), framework::dataset::make("DataType", DataType::U8)),
+                                                                   datasets::BorderModes()),
+               shape, data_type, border_mode)
+{
+    // Create tensors
+    CLTensor src = create_tensor<CLTensor>(shape, data_type);
+    CLTensor dst = create_tensor<CLTensor>(shape, data_type);
+
+    ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(src.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(dst.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+
+    // Create and configure function
+    CLBox3x3 box3x3;
+    box3x3.configure(&src, &dst, border_mode);
+
+    // Validate valid region
+    const ValidRegion dst_valid_region = shape_to_valid_region(shape, (border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED), border_size);
+    validate(dst.info()->valid_region(), dst_valid_region);
+
+    // Validate padding
+    PaddingCalculator calculator(shape.x(), 8);
+    calculator.set_border_size(1);
+    calculator.set_border_mode(border_mode);
+
+    const PaddingSize dst_padding = calculator.required_padding();
+
+    calculator.set_accessed_elements(16);
+    calculator.set_access_offset(-1);
+
+    const PaddingSize src_padding = calculator.required_padding();
+
+    validate(src.info()->padding(), src_padding);
+    validate(dst.info()->padding(), dst_padding);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+using CLBox3x3Fixture = Box3x3ValidationFixture<CLTensor, CLAccessor, CLBox3x3, T>;
+
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, CLBox3x3Fixture<uint8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::PRECOMMIT, combine(combine(datasets::SmallShapes(), framework::dataset::make("DataType",
+                                                                                                              DataType::U8)),
+                                                                                                      datasets::BorderModes()))
+{
+    // Validate output
+    validate(CLAccessor(_target), _reference, shape_to_valid_region(_reference.shape(), (_border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED), border_size));
+}
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunLarge, CLBox3x3Fixture<uint8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::NIGHTLY, combine(combine(datasets::LargeShapes(), framework::dataset::make("DataType",
+                                                                                                            DataType::U8)),
+                                                                                                    datasets::BorderModes()))
+{
+    // Validate output
+    validate(CLAccessor(_target), _reference, shape_to_valid_region(_reference.shape(), (_border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED), border_size));
+}
+
+TEST_SUITE_END()
+TEST_SUITE_END()
+} // namespace validation
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace arm_compute
diff --git a/tests/validation/CPP/Box3x3.cpp b/tests/validation/CPP/Box3x3.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d304a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/validation/CPP/Box3x3.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 ARM Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#include "arm_compute/core/Helpers.h"
+
+#include "Box3x3.h"
+#include "Utils.h"
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+namespace test
+{
+namespace validation
+{
+namespace reference
+{
+template <typename T>
+SimpleTensor<T> box3x3(const SimpleTensor<T> &src, BorderMode border_mode, T constant_border_value)
+{
+    SimpleTensor<T> dst(src.shape(), src.data_type());
+    const std::array<T, 9> filter{ { 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 } };
+    const float scale = 1.f / static_cast<float>(filter.size());
+    for(int element_idx = 0; element_idx < src.num_elements(); ++element_idx)
+    {
+        const Coordinates id = index2coord(src.shape(), element_idx);
+        apply_2d_spatial_filter(id, src, dst, TensorShape(3U, 3U), filter.data(), scale, border_mode, constant_border_value);
+    }
+    return dst;
+}
+
+template SimpleTensor<uint8_t> box3x3(const SimpleTensor<uint8_t> &src, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value);
+} // namespace reference
+} // namespace validation
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace arm_compute
diff --git a/tests/validation/CPP/Box3x3.h b/tests/validation/CPP/Box3x3.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80ac451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/validation/CPP/Box3x3.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 ARM Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#ifndef __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_BOX3X3_H__
+#define __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_BOX3X3_H__
+
+#include "tests/SimpleTensor.h"
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+namespace test
+{
+namespace validation
+{
+namespace reference
+{
+template <typename T>
+SimpleTensor<T> box3x3(const SimpleTensor<T> &src, BorderMode border_mode, T constant_border_value);
+} // namespace reference
+} // namespace validation
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace arm_compute
+#endif /* __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_BOX3X3_H__ */
diff --git a/tests/validation/CPP/Utils.cpp b/tests/validation/CPP/Utils.cpp
index 05443ea..03d4eb7 100644
--- a/tests/validation/CPP/Utils.cpp
+++ b/tests/validation/CPP/Utils.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,43 @@
 }
 template uint8_t bilinear_policy(const SimpleTensor<uint8_t> &in, Coordinates id, float xn, float yn, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value);
 
+/* Apply 2D spatial filter on a single element of @p in at coordinates @p coord
+ *
+ * - filter sizes have to be odd number
+ * - Row major order of filter assumed
+ * - TO_ZERO rounding policy assumed
+ * - SATURATE convert policy assumed
+ *
+ */
+template <typename T1, typename T2, typename T3>
+void apply_2d_spatial_filter(Coordinates coord, const SimpleTensor<T1> &in, SimpleTensor<T3> &out, const TensorShape &filter_shape, const T2 *filter_itr, float scale, BorderMode border_mode,
+                             T1 constant_border_value)
+{
+    double    val = 0;
+    const int x   = coord.x();
+    const int y   = coord.y();
+    for(int j = y - static_cast<int>(filter_shape[1] / 2); j <= y + static_cast<int>(filter_shape[1] / 2); ++j)
+    {
+        for(int i = x - static_cast<int>(filter_shape[0] / 2); i <= x + static_cast<int>(filter_shape[0] / 2); ++i)
+        {
+            coord.set(0, i);
+            coord.set(1, j);
+            val += static_cast<double>(*filter_itr) * tensor_elem_at(in, coord, border_mode, constant_border_value);
+            ++filter_itr;
+        }
+    }
+    coord.set(0, x);
+    coord.set(1, y);
+    const double rounded_val = support::cpp11::trunc(val * static_cast<double>(scale));
+    out[coord2index(in.shape(), coord)] = saturate_cast<T3>(rounded_val);
+}
+template void apply_2d_spatial_filter(Coordinates coord, const SimpleTensor<float> &in, SimpleTensor<float> &out, const TensorShape &filter_shape, const float *filter_itr, float scale,
+                                      BorderMode border_mode,
+                                      float      constant_border_value);
+template void apply_2d_spatial_filter(Coordinates coord, const SimpleTensor<uint8_t> &in, SimpleTensor<uint8_t> &out, const TensorShape &filter_shape, const uint8_t *filter_itr, float scale,
+                                      BorderMode border_mode,
+                                      uint8_t    constant_border_value);
+
 } // namespace validation
 } // namespace test
 } // namespace arm_compute
diff --git a/tests/validation/CPP/Utils.h b/tests/validation/CPP/Utils.h
index 5e9ec82..a1de463 100644
--- a/tests/validation/CPP/Utils.h
+++ b/tests/validation/CPP/Utils.h
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
 
 template <typename T>
 T bilinear_policy(const SimpleTensor<T> &in, Coordinates id, float xn, float yn, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value);
+
+template <typename T1, typename T2, typename T3>
+void apply_2d_spatial_filter(Coordinates coord, const SimpleTensor<T1> &in, SimpleTensor<T3> &out, const TensorShape &filter_shape, const T2 *filter_itr, float scale, BorderMode border_mode,
+                             T1 constant_border_value = 0);
 } // namespace validation
 } // namespace test
 } // namespace arm_compute
diff --git a/tests/validation/NEON/Box3x3.cpp b/tests/validation/NEON/Box3x3.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f2e827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/validation/NEON/Box3x3.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 ARM Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#include "arm_compute/core/Types.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/NEON/functions/NEBox3x3.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/Tensor.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/TensorAllocator.h"
+#include "tests/NEON/Accessor.h"
+#include "tests/PaddingCalculator.h"
+#include "tests/datasets/BorderModeDataset.h"
+#include "tests/datasets/ShapeDatasets.h"
+#include "tests/framework/Asserts.h"
+#include "tests/framework/Macros.h"
+#include "tests/framework/datasets/Datasets.h"
+#include "tests/validation/Validation.h"
+#include "tests/validation/fixtures/Box3x3Fixture.h"
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+namespace test
+{
+namespace validation
+{
+namespace
+{
+constexpr unsigned int filter_size = 3;              /* Size of the kernel/filter in number of elements. */
+constexpr BorderSize   border_size(filter_size / 2); /* Border size of the kernel/filter around its central element. */
+} // namespace
+
+TEST_SUITE(NEON)
+TEST_SUITE(Box3x3)
+
+DATA_TEST_CASE(Configuration, framework::DatasetMode::ALL, combine(combine(concat(datasets::SmallShapes(), datasets::LargeShapes()), framework::dataset::make("DataType", DataType::U8)),
+                                                                   datasets::BorderModes()),
+               shape, data_type, border_mode)
+{
+    // Create tensors
+    Tensor src = create_tensor<Tensor>(shape, data_type);
+    Tensor dst = create_tensor<Tensor>(shape, data_type);
+
+    ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(src.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(dst.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+
+    // Create and configure function
+    NEBox3x3 box3x3;
+    box3x3.configure(&src, &dst, border_mode);
+
+    // Validate valid region
+    const ValidRegion dst_valid_region = shape_to_valid_region(shape, (border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED), border_size);
+    validate(dst.info()->valid_region(), dst_valid_region);
+
+    // Validate padding
+    PaddingCalculator calculator(shape.x(), 8);
+    calculator.set_border_size(1);
+    calculator.set_border_mode(border_mode);
+
+    const PaddingSize dst_padding = calculator.required_padding();
+
+    calculator.set_accessed_elements(16);
+    calculator.set_access_offset(-1);
+
+    const PaddingSize src_padding = calculator.required_padding();
+
+    validate(src.info()->padding(), src_padding);
+    validate(dst.info()->padding(), dst_padding);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+using NEBox3x3Fixture = Box3x3ValidationFixture<Tensor, Accessor, NEBox3x3, T>;
+
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, NEBox3x3Fixture<uint8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::PRECOMMIT, combine(combine(datasets::SmallShapes(), framework::dataset::make("DataType",
+                                                                                                              DataType::U8)),
+                                                                                                      datasets::BorderModes()))
+{
+    // Validate output
+    validate(Accessor(_target), _reference, shape_to_valid_region(_reference.shape(), (_border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED), border_size));
+}
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunLarge, NEBox3x3Fixture<uint8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::NIGHTLY, combine(combine(datasets::LargeShapes(), framework::dataset::make("DataType",
+                                                                                                            DataType::U8)),
+                                                                                                    datasets::BorderModes()))
+{
+    // Validate output
+    validate(Accessor(_target), _reference, shape_to_valid_region(_reference.shape(), (_border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED), border_size));
+}
+
+TEST_SUITE_END()
+TEST_SUITE_END()
+} // namespace validation
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace arm_compute
diff --git a/tests/validation/fixtures/Box3x3Fixture.h b/tests/validation/fixtures/Box3x3Fixture.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a53987a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/validation/fixtures/Box3x3Fixture.h
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 ARM Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#ifndef ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_BOX3X3_FIXTURE
+#define ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_BOX3X3_FIXTURE
+
+#include "arm_compute/core/TensorShape.h"
+#include "arm_compute/core/Types.h"
+#include "tests/AssetsLibrary.h"
+#include "tests/Globals.h"
+#include "tests/IAccessor.h"
+#include "tests/framework/Asserts.h"
+#include "tests/framework/Fixture.h"
+#include "tests/validation/CPP/Box3x3.h"
+
+#include <random>
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+namespace test
+{
+namespace validation
+{
+template <typename TensorType, typename AccessorType, typename FunctionType, typename T>
+class Box3x3ValidationFixture : public framework::Fixture
+{
+public:
+    template <typename...>
+    void setup(TensorShape shape, DataType data_type, BorderMode border_mode)
+    {
+        std::mt19937                           gen(library->seed());
+        std::uniform_int_distribution<uint8_t> distribution(0, 255);
+        const uint8_t                          constant_border_value = distribution(gen);
+
+        _target    = compute_target(shape, data_type, border_mode, constant_border_value);
+        _reference = compute_reference(shape, data_type, border_mode, constant_border_value);
+    }
+
+protected:
+    template <typename U>
+    void fill(U &&tensor)
+    {
+        library->fill_tensor_uniform(tensor, 0);
+    }
+
+    TensorType compute_target(const TensorShape &shape, DataType data_type, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value)
+    {
+        // Create tensors
+        TensorType src = create_tensor<TensorType>(shape, data_type);
+        TensorType dst = create_tensor<TensorType>(shape, data_type);
+
+        // Create and configure function
+        FunctionType box3x3;
+        box3x3.configure(&src, &dst, border_mode, constant_border_value);
+
+        ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(src.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+        ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(dst.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+
+        // Allocate tensors
+        src.allocator()->allocate();
+        dst.allocator()->allocate();
+
+        ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(!src.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+        ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(!dst.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+
+        // Fill tensors
+        fill(AccessorType(src));
+
+        // Compute function
+        box3x3.run();
+
+        return dst;
+    }
+
+    SimpleTensor<T> compute_reference(const TensorShape &shape, DataType data_type, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value)
+    {
+        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(data_type != DataType::U8);
+
+        // Create reference
+        SimpleTensor<T> src{ shape, data_type };
+
+        // Fill reference
+        fill(src);
+
+        // Compute reference
+        return reference::box3x3<T>(src, border_mode, constant_border_value);
+    }
+
+    BorderMode      _border_mode{};
+    TensorType      _target{};
+    SimpleTensor<T> _reference{};
+};
+} // namespace validation
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace arm_compute
+#endif /* ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_BOX3X3_FIXTURE */
diff --git a/tests/validation_old/CL/Box3x3.cpp b/tests/validation_old/CL/Box3x3.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 3eacb48..0000000
--- a/tests/validation_old/CL/Box3x3.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,166 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2017 ARM Limited.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
- * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
- * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
- * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
- * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
- * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
- * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
- * SOFTWARE.
- */
-#include "CL/CLAccessor.h"
-#include "PaddingCalculator.h"
-#include "TypePrinter.h"
-#include "Utils.h"
-#include "tests/AssetsLibrary.h"
-#include "tests/Globals.h"
-#include "tests/validation_old/Datasets.h"
-#include "tests/validation_old/Reference.h"
-#include "tests/validation_old/Validation.h"
-#include "tests/validation_old/ValidationUserConfiguration.h"
-
-#include "arm_compute/core/Helpers.h"
-#include "arm_compute/core/Types.h"
-#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/CLTensor.h"
-#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/CLTensorAllocator.h"
-#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLBox3x3.h"
-
-#include "tests/validation_old/boost_wrapper.h"
-
-#include <random>
-#include <string>
-
-using namespace arm_compute;
-using namespace arm_compute::test;
-using namespace arm_compute::test::validation;
-
-namespace
-{
-constexpr unsigned int filter_size = 3;              /** Size of the kernel/filter in number of elements. */
-constexpr BorderSize   border_size(filter_size / 2); /** Border size of the kernel/filter around its central element. */
-
-/** Compute CL box3x3 filter.
- *
- * @param[in] shape                 Shape of the input and output tensors.
- * @param[in] border_mode           BorderMode used by the input tensor.
- * @param[in] constant_border_value Constant to use if @p border_mode == CONSTANT.
- *
- * @return Computed output tensor.
- */
-CLTensor compute_box3x3(const TensorShape &shape, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value)
-{
-    // Create tensors
-    CLTensor src = create_tensor<CLTensor>(shape, DataType::U8);
-    CLTensor dst = create_tensor<CLTensor>(shape, DataType::U8);
-
-    // Create and configure function
-    CLBox3x3 box3x3;
-    box3x3.configure(&src, &dst, border_mode, constant_border_value);
-
-    // Allocate tensors
-    src.allocator()->allocate();
-    dst.allocator()->allocate();
-
-    BOOST_TEST(!src.info()->is_resizable());
-    BOOST_TEST(!dst.info()->is_resizable());
-
-    // Fill tensors
-    library->fill_tensor_uniform(CLAccessor(src), 0);
-
-    // Compute function
-    box3x3.run();
-
-    return dst;
-}
-} // namespace
-
-#ifndef DOXYGEN_SKIP_THIS
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(CL)
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Box3x3)
-
-BOOST_TEST_DECORATOR(*boost::unit_test::label("precommit") * boost::unit_test::label("nightly"))
-BOOST_DATA_TEST_CASE(Configuration, (SmallShapes() + LargeShapes()) * BorderModes(), shape, border_mode)
-{
-    // Create tensors
-    CLTensor src = create_tensor<CLTensor>(shape, DataType::U8);
-    CLTensor dst = create_tensor<CLTensor>(shape, DataType::U8);
-
-    BOOST_TEST(src.info()->is_resizable());
-    BOOST_TEST(dst.info()->is_resizable());
-
-    // Create and configure function
-    CLBox3x3 box3x3;
-    box3x3.configure(&src, &dst, border_mode);
-
-    // Validate valid region
-    const ValidRegion src_valid_region = shape_to_valid_region(shape);
-    const ValidRegion dst_valid_region = shape_to_valid_region(shape, border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED, border_size);
-    validate(src.info()->valid_region(), src_valid_region);
-    validate(dst.info()->valid_region(), dst_valid_region);
-
-    // Validate padding
-    PaddingCalculator calculator(shape.x(), 8);
-    calculator.set_border_size(1);
-    calculator.set_border_mode(border_mode);
-
-    const PaddingSize dst_padding = calculator.required_padding();
-
-    calculator.set_accessed_elements(16);
-    calculator.set_access_offset(-1);
-
-    const PaddingSize src_padding = calculator.required_padding();
-
-    validate(src.info()->padding(), src_padding);
-    validate(dst.info()->padding(), dst_padding);
-}
-
-BOOST_TEST_DECORATOR(*boost::unit_test::label("precommit"))
-BOOST_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, SmallShapes() * BorderModes(), shape, border_mode)
-{
-    std::mt19937                           gen(user_config.seed.get());
-    std::uniform_int_distribution<uint8_t> distribution(0, 255);
-    const uint8_t                          border_value = distribution(gen);
-
-    // Compute function
-    CLTensor dst = compute_box3x3(shape, border_mode, border_value);
-
-    // Compute reference
-    RawTensor ref_dst = Reference::compute_reference_box3x3(shape, border_mode, border_value);
-
-    // Validate output
-    validate(CLAccessor(dst), ref_dst, shape_to_valid_region(shape, border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED, border_size));
-}
-
-BOOST_TEST_DECORATOR(*boost::unit_test::label("nightly"))
-BOOST_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunLarge, LargeShapes() * BorderModes(), shape, border_mode)
-{
-    std::mt19937                           gen(user_config.seed.get());
-    std::uniform_int_distribution<uint8_t> distribution(0, 255);
-    const uint8_t                          border_value = distribution(gen);
-
-    // Compute function
-    CLTensor dst = compute_box3x3(shape, border_mode, border_value);
-
-    // Compute reference
-    RawTensor ref_dst = Reference::compute_reference_box3x3(shape, border_mode, border_value);
-
-    // Validate output
-    validate(CLAccessor(dst), ref_dst, shape_to_valid_region(shape, border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED, border_size));
-}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
-#endif /* DOXYGEN_SKIP_THIS */
diff --git a/tests/validation_old/NEON/Box3x3.cpp b/tests/validation_old/NEON/Box3x3.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 708b7de..0000000
--- a/tests/validation_old/NEON/Box3x3.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,167 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2017 ARM Limited.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
- * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
- * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
- * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
- * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
- * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
- * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
- * SOFTWARE.
- */
-#include "NEON/Accessor.h"
-#include "PaddingCalculator.h"
-#include "TypePrinter.h"
-#include "Utils.h"
-#include "tests/AssetsLibrary.h"
-#include "tests/Globals.h"
-#include "tests/validation_old/Datasets.h"
-#include "tests/validation_old/Reference.h"
-#include "tests/validation_old/Validation.h"
-#include "tests/validation_old/ValidationUserConfiguration.h"
-
-#include "arm_compute/core/Helpers.h"
-#include "arm_compute/core/Types.h"
-#include "arm_compute/runtime/NEON/functions/NEBox3x3.h"
-#include "arm_compute/runtime/SubTensor.h"
-#include "arm_compute/runtime/Tensor.h"
-#include "arm_compute/runtime/TensorAllocator.h"
-
-#include "tests/validation_old/boost_wrapper.h"
-
-#include <random>
-#include <string>
-
-using namespace arm_compute;
-using namespace arm_compute::test;
-using namespace arm_compute::test::validation;
-
-namespace
-{
-constexpr unsigned int filter_size = 3;              /** Size of the kernel/filter in number of elements. */
-constexpr BorderSize   border_size(filter_size / 2); /** Border size of the kernel/filter around its central element. */
-
-/** Compute Neon box3x3 filter.
- *
- * @param[in] shape                 Shape of the input and output tensors.
- * @param[in] border_mode           BorderMode used by the input tensor.
- * @param[in] constant_border_value Constant to use if @p border_mode == CONSTANT.
- *
- * @return Computed output tensor.
- */
-Tensor compute_box3x3(const TensorShape &shape, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value)
-{
-    // Create tensors
-    Tensor src = create_tensor<Tensor>(shape, DataType::U8);
-    Tensor dst = create_tensor<Tensor>(shape, DataType::U8);
-
-    // Create and configure function
-    NEBox3x3 box3x3;
-    box3x3.configure(&src, &dst, border_mode, constant_border_value);
-
-    // Allocate tensors
-    src.allocator()->allocate();
-    dst.allocator()->allocate();
-
-    BOOST_TEST(!src.info()->is_resizable());
-    BOOST_TEST(!dst.info()->is_resizable());
-
-    // Fill tensors
-    library->fill_tensor_uniform(Accessor(src), 0);
-
-    // Compute function
-    box3x3.run();
-
-    return dst;
-}
-} // namespace
-
-#ifndef DOXYGEN_SKIP_THIS
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(NEON)
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Box3x3)
-
-BOOST_TEST_DECORATOR(*boost::unit_test::label("precommit") * boost::unit_test::label("nightly"))
-BOOST_DATA_TEST_CASE(Configuration, (SmallShapes() + LargeShapes()) * BorderModes(), shape, border_mode)
-{
-    // Create tensors
-    Tensor src = create_tensor<Tensor>(shape, DataType::U8);
-    Tensor dst = create_tensor<Tensor>(shape, DataType::U8);
-
-    BOOST_TEST(src.info()->is_resizable());
-    BOOST_TEST(dst.info()->is_resizable());
-
-    // Create and configure function
-    NEBox3x3 box3x3;
-    box3x3.configure(&src, &dst, border_mode);
-
-    // Validate valid region
-    const ValidRegion src_valid_region = shape_to_valid_region(shape);
-    const ValidRegion dst_valid_region = shape_to_valid_region(shape, border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED, border_size);
-    validate(src.info()->valid_region(), src_valid_region);
-    validate(dst.info()->valid_region(), dst_valid_region);
-
-    // Validate padding
-    PaddingCalculator calculator(shape.x(), 8);
-    calculator.set_border_size(1);
-    calculator.set_border_mode(border_mode);
-
-    const PaddingSize dst_padding = calculator.required_padding();
-
-    calculator.set_accessed_elements(16);
-    calculator.set_access_offset(-1);
-
-    const PaddingSize src_padding = calculator.required_padding();
-
-    validate(src.info()->padding(), src_padding);
-    validate(dst.info()->padding(), dst_padding);
-}
-
-BOOST_TEST_DECORATOR(*boost::unit_test::label("precommit"))
-BOOST_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, SmallShapes() * BorderModes(), shape, border_mode)
-{
-    std::mt19937                           gen(user_config.seed.get());
-    std::uniform_int_distribution<uint8_t> distribution(0, 255);
-    const uint8_t                          border_value = distribution(gen);
-
-    // Compute function
-    Tensor dst = compute_box3x3(shape, border_mode, border_value);
-
-    // Compute reference
-    RawTensor ref_dst = Reference::compute_reference_box3x3(shape, border_mode, border_value);
-
-    // Validate output
-    validate(Accessor(dst), ref_dst, shape_to_valid_region(shape, border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED, border_size));
-}
-
-BOOST_TEST_DECORATOR(*boost::unit_test::label("nightly"))
-BOOST_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunLarge, LargeShapes() * BorderModes(), shape, border_mode)
-{
-    std::mt19937                           gen(user_config.seed.get());
-    std::uniform_int_distribution<uint8_t> distribution(0, 255);
-    const uint8_t                          border_value = distribution(gen);
-
-    // Compute function
-    Tensor dst = compute_box3x3(shape, border_mode, border_value);
-
-    // Compute reference
-    RawTensor ref_dst = Reference::compute_reference_box3x3(shape, border_mode, border_value);
-
-    // Validate output
-    validate(Accessor(dst), ref_dst, shape_to_valid_region(shape, border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED, border_size));
-}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
-#endif /* DOXYGEN_SKIP_THIS */
diff --git a/tests/validation_old/Reference.cpp b/tests/validation_old/Reference.cpp
index c2513f0..f8f2ded 100644
--- a/tests/validation_old/Reference.cpp
+++ b/tests/validation_old/Reference.cpp
@@ -204,21 +204,6 @@
     return ref_dst;
 }
 
-RawTensor Reference::compute_reference_box3x3(const TensorShape &shape, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value)
-{
-    // Create reference
-    RawTensor ref_src(shape, DataType::U8);
-    RawTensor ref_dst(shape, DataType::U8);
-
-    // Fill reference
-    library->fill_tensor_uniform(ref_src, 0);
-
-    // Compute reference
-    ReferenceCPP::box3x3(ref_src, ref_dst, border_mode, constant_border_value);
-
-    return ref_dst;
-}
-
 RawTensor Reference::compute_reference_depth_convert(const TensorShape &shape, DataType dt_in, DataType dt_out, ConvertPolicy policy,
                                                      uint32_t shift, uint32_t fixed_point_position_in, uint32_t fixed_point_position_out)
 {
diff --git a/tests/validation_old/Reference.h b/tests/validation_old/Reference.h
index bc481f8..3be7de1 100644
--- a/tests/validation_old/Reference.h
+++ b/tests/validation_old/Reference.h
@@ -142,15 +142,6 @@
      * @return Computed raw tensor.
      */
     static RawTensor compute_reference_arithmetic_subtraction(const TensorShape &shape, DataType dt_in0, DataType dt_in1, DataType dt_out, ConvertPolicy convert_policy, int fixed_point_position = 0);
-    /** Compute reference box3x3 filter.
-     *
-     * @param[in] shape                 Shape of the input and output tensors.
-     * @param[in] border_mode           BorderMode used by the input tensor.
-     * @param[in] constant_border_value Constant to use if @p border_mode == CONSTANT.
-     *
-     * @return Computed raw tensor.
-     */
-    static RawTensor compute_reference_box3x3(const TensorShape &shape, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value);
     /** Compute reference depth convert.
      *
      * @param[in] shape                    Shape of the input and output tensors.
diff --git a/tests/validation_old/ReferenceCPP.cpp b/tests/validation_old/ReferenceCPP.cpp
index 753f959..9c7ddf8 100644
--- a/tests/validation_old/ReferenceCPP.cpp
+++ b/tests/validation_old/ReferenceCPP.cpp
@@ -156,15 +156,6 @@
     boost::apply_visitor(arithmetic_subtraction_visitor(convert_policy), s1, s2, d);
 }
 
-// Box3x3 filter
-void ReferenceCPP::box3x3(const RawTensor &src, RawTensor &dst, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value)
-{
-    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(src.data_type() != DataType::U8 || dst.data_type() != DataType::U8);
-    const Tensor<uint8_t> s(src.shape(), src.data_type(), src.fixed_point_position(), reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(src.data()));
-    Tensor<uint8_t>       d(dst.shape(), dst.data_type(), dst.fixed_point_position(), reinterpret_cast<uint8_t *>(dst.data()));
-    tensor_operations::box3x3(s, d, border_mode, constant_border_value);
-}
-
 // Depth conversion
 void ReferenceCPP::depth_convert(const RawTensor &src, RawTensor &dst, ConvertPolicy policy, uint32_t shift)
 {
diff --git a/tests/validation_old/ReferenceCPP.h b/tests/validation_old/ReferenceCPP.h
index 1023179..611e98a 100644
--- a/tests/validation_old/ReferenceCPP.h
+++ b/tests/validation_old/ReferenceCPP.h
@@ -135,14 +135,6 @@
      * @param[in]  convert_policy Overflow policy.
      */
     static void arithmetic_subtraction(const RawTensor &src1, const RawTensor &src2, RawTensor &dst, ConvertPolicy convert_policy);
-    /** Function to compute box3x3 filtered result tensor.
-     *
-     * @param[in]  src                   Input tensor.
-     * @param[out] dst                   Result tensor.
-     * @param[in]  border_mode           Border mode.
-     * @param[in]  constant_border_value Constant border value if @p border_mode is BorderMode::CONSTANT.
-     */
-    static void box3x3(const RawTensor &src, RawTensor &dst, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value);
     /** Depth conversion from @p src to @p dst
      *
      * @param[in]  src    First tensor.
diff --git a/tests/validation_old/TensorOperations.h b/tests/validation_old/TensorOperations.h
index eab228c..7f29788 100644
--- a/tests/validation_old/TensorOperations.h
+++ b/tests/validation_old/TensorOperations.h
@@ -590,19 +590,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-// Box3x3 filter
-template <typename T, typename = typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral<T>::value>::type>
-void box3x3(const Tensor<T> &in, Tensor<T> &out, BorderMode border_mode, T constant_border_value)
-{
-    const std::array<T, 9> filter{ { 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 } };
-    float scale = 1.f / static_cast<float>(filter.size());
-    for(int element_idx = 0; element_idx < in.num_elements(); ++element_idx)
-    {
-        const Coordinates id = index2coord(in.shape(), element_idx);
-        apply_2d_spatial_filter(id, in, out, TensorShape(3U, 3U), filter.data(), scale, border_mode, constant_border_value);
-    }
-}
-
 // Depth conversion
 template < typename T1, typename T2, typename std::enable_if < std::is_integral<T1>::value &&is_floating_point<T2>::value, int >::type = 0 >
 void depth_convert(const Tensor<T1> &in, Tensor<T2> &out, ConvertPolicy policy, uint32_t shift)